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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2018
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: FIRST MERCANTILE TRUST CO
Address: 57 GERMANTOWN COURT
STE 400
CORDOVA, TN  38018
Form 13F File Number: 028-10498

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Neomal Abeysekera
Title: ERISA Compliance Officer
Phone: 901-463-1108
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Neomal Abeysekera CordovaTN 01-31-2019
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-10562 AllianceBernstein
028-05933 Argent
028-01006 Barrow Hanley
028-02204 Brandywine
028-10449 CCI
028-01203 CS McKee
028-01454 Federated
028-01185 Frontier
028-02013 Harris
028-02494 TCW
028-16230 Jackson Square
028-05267 Macquarie
028-03692 Miller/Howard
028-03425 NewSouth
028-03459 Smith Group
028-07104 WCM
028-04557 Wellington
028-10622 Zevenbergen
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 18
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,310
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 413,076
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
No. Form 13F File Number Name
1 028-10562 AllianceBernstein
2 028-05933 Argent
3 028-01006 Barrow Hanley
4 028-02204 Brandywine
5 028-10449 CCI
6 028-01203 CS McKee
7 028-01454 Federated
8 028-01185 Frontier
9 028-02013 Harris
10 028-02494 TCW
11 028-16230 Jackson Square
12 028-05267 Macquarie
13 028-03692 Miller/Howard
14 028-03425 NewSouth
15 028-03459 Smith Group
16 028-07104 WCM
17 028-04557 Wellington
18 028-10622 Zevenbergen